Opportunity Cost

question 27

Multiple Choice

Opportunity cost:

• A) is the cost of resources owned by the company
• B) is the contribution of the best alternative that is excluded from consideration
• C) applies to resources owned by the company
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other organelles enclosed within membranes.

Translational Control

The regulation of protein synthesis in a cell by controlling the translation of mRNA into proteins.

Cytoplasm

The material within a living cell, excluding the nucleus, containing organelles, and involved in cell metabolism and growth.

Posttranslational Control

Regulatory mechanisms that modify a protein’s function after it has been synthesized.